Hauser Funeral Home was founded in
1897 by Christian Hauser. Chris started the Hauser Furniture and
Undertaking Store at 111 N. Main Street in Charles City. In 1930,
he sold the furniture store and moved the funeral home to 900 Blunt
Street where it operated until it was destroyed in a tornado on May
15, 1968. Carl F. Hauser joined his father, Chris, at the Chris
Hauser and Son Funeral Home in 1938, purchasing the business from
his father in 1946 and changing the name to Hauser Funeral Home.
Following the tornado in 1968, the city council declared the
downtown a disaster redevelopment area and forced the funeral home
to leave the area. It took two years to build the present white
brick colonial building which was dedicated June 14, 1970 at 1205
S. Main Street. Carl C. "Kip" Hauser joined his father, Carl, in
1965. Kip, and wife Judy, purchased the funeral home in 1974 and
created Hauser Funeral Home, Inc. In January of 2002, Robert and
Toni Erickson, owners of Major Erickson Funeral Home in Mason City,
purchased the 104 year old Hauser name and corporation from Kip and
Judy Hauser. Today, the Hauser Funeral Home continues to be family
owned and operated with Charles City resident John
Weishaar as general manager.

About Us

The Hauser Funeral Home is a family owned and operated business.
We are large enough to give our families the same service as the
largest funeral homes around, yet we are small enough that each
family gets the level of attention and care they deserve.

John P.
Weishaar

Funeral Director/Owner/Pre-Planning
Consultant

John grew up in Fort Dodge,
Iowa. He attended mortuary school in Kansas City, Kansas and
was employed at Porter Funeral Home. His career in Iowa began
at Ewing Funeral Home in Clarion, Iowa in September 2003, becoming
a licensed funeral director in November 2004 after serving his
apprenticeship. Still with Ewing Funeral Home, he moved to
Britt in 2005 where he had worked for the last eight years.
In 2007, John met Amy Tynan in Britt and the two were later married
in Charles City, Iowa. John accepted a position at Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City in June 2013. John, Amy and
their son Lucas are very excited to be in Charles City, and
they look forward to being a part of the community for many years
to come. John is a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Charles City.

Haley R. Larson

Intern

Haley grew up in Fremont, Nebraska. She graduated from
Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa in 2016 with her Bachelor's
Degree in health. Haley then graduated from Worsham College of
Mortuary Science in 2017. She is employed with Hauser Funeral Home
for her internship. Haley and her boyfriend, Daniel Goodin, are
excited to be living in Charles City and serving the
community.